Death and life

The following morning Anne Rose was lying on the bed naked next to her husband who was sleeping peacefully. Her pale skin was covered with hickey marks. She remembered the fervor of the lovemaking– no– sex that she had done with her husband. He had never shown his animalistic instincts until this life when she proposed divorce to him. 

If he thought sex would repair the cracks in their shattered relationship, he had another thing coming. 

She decided to submit the signed divorce papers in the court and then meet her father in the jail. 

Her entire world was wrecked when she married Nicholas. She married him with great dreams in her eyes. But a day after their marriage, her father was arrested for having involvement with the mafia. She begged Nicholas to let her meet her father but he refused saying that his wife could never have connections with a man having been arrested for such charges.

Since she was divorcing her husband, there was no reason for her to stop visiting her father. The first thing she would do after her divorce was to finally meet her father. On the other hand, Nicholas was sound asleep when his phone rang. 

"Sir, your wife is here to submit the divorce. What shall I do?" The judge asked from the court. 

Nicholas sighed looking at the empty bed. Thinking of his angry wife, he said, "Take it and send her home safely." 

The judge said, "Okay sir." 

"Who is with her?" Nicholas asked. 

The Judge answered, "She is alone." 

"Where is Johnson?" Nicholas asked about the head of security whose only duty was to keep his wife safe. 

The judge answered, "He is not with her." 

Nicholas said, angrily, "Fuck. My wife is alone in the city. Her security is not with her." 

When Nicholas was dispatching security to bring his wife back home, she was rejoicing in the freedom of singlehood. 

After receiving the confirmation of divorce, Anne was on the way back. She decided to visit her father in jail. She went to see him but her father refused to see her. Hurt and broken, she burst into tears in her car. It had been four years since she saw him. How could he not bear to see her? It was inhumane of him to reject seeing her who had been trying to get a glance at him. If he didn't wish to speak to her, it was understandable. But why couldn't he let her look at him? 

As she was leaving the central jail, she was driving aimlessly. Suddenly, a truck came out of nowhere and hit the car. 

Anne could feel her bones getting crushed but she managed to get out of the car. Her leg was injured and there were some injuries on her head. As she was away from her car, she saw several men approaching her damaged car and pouring kerosine on it. Soon, both the car and truck were engulfed in a flame and a few minutes later, the car blasted. 

Anne's heart gave up when she saw this scene. What on earth was happening? Who were these people?

"Boss, She is dead. Mafia King Nicholas' wife is no more." 

Mafia King and Nicholas? Her husband? No, it can't be true. Her husband was a good man. How could he? He loved another woman but he was not a bad person. 

All of a sudden, everything started hitting her. Especially the reason why he married her. Nicolas married her because her father was arrested for the crimes of the Hart family. Hatred and anger filled her heart and she wished to meet and kill that bastard but before she could do anything, someone hit her head and everything went black. 

Anne didn't know after how many days or hours she woke up. Her head felt like it had been run by a truck and her entire body was sore. She could hear a familiar voice. Still, she could not make out where she was. After trying for sometime, she was able to open her eyes. 

A man said with a cocky smile, "Congratulations on escaping death twice, Anne Rose Swift." 

A woman who seemed to be in her forties said, "Shut up, Ronan. Don't startle her. She is just conscious" 

Ronan scoffed, "Regina, it's not my fault. I almost lost my life saving her." 

"Aunt Reggie?" Anne whispered as she saw her Aunt Reggie. She was not her biological aunt but her nanny who took care of her from the beginning. She was very attached to this lady from her childhood but she didn't see her after she turned fifteen. 

Anne whispered, "You saved me. Thank you." 

"Always such a sweet girl, "Regina murmured. 

"Who are these people?" Anne questioned. 

Ronan said from behind as he noticed being ignored by the sick young lady, "Hey, we saved you. Girl, you have two mafia groups wanting to kill you. What have you done?" 

Regina added, "She is Jacob's daughter." 

Ronan's mischievous persona changed into an angry one as he muttured, "That fucking traitor. I will kill him with my hands once I find him." 

"What did my father do?" Anne questioned. She could not believe that her father was associated with the wrong people. He had always shielded his life from her. At this moment, she realised that it was not her husband alone who betrayed her but her father two. The two men who she loved more than anyone else betrayed and lied to her.

Regina answers, "You should ask him when you see him." 

"Aunt Reggie…"Anne whispered, troubled, "What is happening?" 

"I wish I knew, "Regina answered. "We just received the intel that you were going to be ambushed by your father's enemies. We didn't expect a second group to come and try to kill you." 

Anne asked, stunned, "Why did you save me?" 

Regina smiled and answered, "If I won't save you, who will, child? I have been saving you from the time you were a baby. Your safety's responsibility is with me." 

"Why?" Anne could not understand it. 

Regina answered with a sigh, "I wish I knew. It's my only job to save you." 

Anne said, "You don't have to do that." 

Regina laughed. "If I don't do that, I will be dead. You are my purpose in life, Anne." 

Reggie gave her three options, "You have three options now: 

1. Go back to your husband and live the same life you were living. 

2. Go back and fight for your survival. Everyone wants you dead. 

3. Or just die." 

"Will you let me die, Auntie?"Anne questioned. 

Regina cracked up and said, "I can kill Anne Rose Swift Hart." 

Anne said, firmly, "Please kill her. Her life was nothing but a lie from the beginning. Free me from that burden, please." 

"I will happily do that but before that I want you to meet someone. Your savior. The one who saved you today, "Regina answered her. "Today will be my last mission if I kill Anne Rose Swift Hart." 

Anne looked at the door where Regina was looking and entered a man with the darkest eyes she had ever seen and heard, "Meet Nathaniel the man who brought you safe here." 

"I will never forget your beneficence, Sir, "Anne said, bowing. "If there is a time when I can do something to express my gratitude, please never shy away from saying it."

Nathaniel just stared at her, silently. He turned to look at Regina, "Kill her."